Aigner-Clark has said she drew the logo herself and chose the name to reflect Albert Einstein's "love of the arts, simple curiosity and passion for discovery" -- and not because his name is synonymous with genius. (Baby Einstein pays royalties to the late physicist's estate.)

First and last, Einstein was known for being a genius--also for his hair. Pretending that his name has not become synonymous with freaky, forget-to-eat-for-three-days-scale brainiacism is just dishonest. [thanks dt reader john]

I Wanna The World, Chico, An' Ever'thinis Innit:
Did you realize both Pope Benedict XVI AND Sandra Day O'Connor have pets named Chico? And that both Chicos wrote children's books? Yet more of the vast right-wing conspiracy cracked wide open by the "Breaking Media News" team at The Huffington Post. [via tmn, since I don't actually read HuffPo myself]